<p>What was your favourite Australian sports story of 2025? We are counting down the 20 biggest Aussies tales of the year. In part one there's AFL excellence, a woman who went from doing the dishes at a cafe to top of the world, history in Aussie rules and a beloved national team that discovered its mojo and lost it again. </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/connect" target="_blank">Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter</a></p>